Onomatopoeia

Definition: Onomatopoeia means that the word that imitates the source of the sound that it’s describe

Example: Crack an Egg
Crack an egg.
Stir the butter.
Break the yolk.
Make it flutter.
Stoke the heat.
Hear it sizzle.
Shake the salt,
just a drizzle.
Flip it over,
just like that.
Press it down.
Squeeze it flat.
Pop the toast.
Spread jam thin.
Say the word.
Breakfasts in.

by Denise Rodgers

Significant: Onomatopoeia is good for poems because it’s one of the ways that use to created imagery for the reader. Onomatopoeia is also the word that is difficult to spell. When the poet used onomatopoeia in the poem, then the reader would be very excited because they can see and hear what is the word sound like, without onomatopoeia the poem become boring.